January 07, 2016

Here we are again ready for another year and we are off to Market right out of the gate. Corliss and I leave on Friday for San Diego and the annual Winter Market. It is always a fun time to see friends and the new canvas that the artists have spent the last few months designing. We will begin posting to the blog Saturday night.

Depending on Internet availability on the show floor, we will try and post to Facebook throughout the day. If you are not on Facebook you can follow us but you will not be able to post to the page.

We are bringing in Planet Earth Opal (much to Jennie's dismay, since she has to find a home for it). It is a wonderful thread that has a metallic filament twisted in. I tried it recently and it does not break when using.

Did you know you could order bulk BOHIN needles? Containers of 1,000 needles - you will never run out. If you are interested in ordering call the store at 512-451-6931. They are not on the WEB STORE yet. We will be placing an order the beginning of next week.

Chenille 22 and 24 = $132.00

Tapestry

18 - $157.00

20 -$128.00

22 - $135.00

24 - $157.50

26 - $154.00

28 - $180.00

Now for a surprise--Share a Stitch is back.

The first stitch for 2016 is one I put together for the 12 days of Christmas series that I did last year. It is a Milanese Variation.

Use 3 different fibers - a Kreinik 8 for the foundation thread (red), a silk such as an over-dyed for the black stitches and a Neon Rays for the grey stitches. I used it for clothing but I could also see using it for Mountains

Between Llano and Fredericksburg on Highway 16 there is a beautiful road called the Willow City Loop. It meanders through private ranches and it just amazing. The vistas and fields of wildflowers are amazing. Because of the rain and cold winter we had the Bluebonnets are particularly stunning. The white Poppies make the fields look they are covered in snow.